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Overview

Altec, Inc. is seeking Welders for 2nd Shift positions to perform welding and metal preparation tasks while assembling custom truck bodies for the industry leader in hydraulic utility equipment. The company is experiencing record growth and values customer service, teamwork, and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Welds using M-I-G processes and with a torch welder.
  • Demonstrated ability to read blueprints and diagrams and determine critical dimensions and tolerances using measuring tools.
  • Read and comprehend blueprints, process routings, and schematics for installation of various truck and body components onto truck chassis using torch, welder, winches, and hand tools.
  • Performs re-work as required.
  • Provide quality and timely workmanship on each work order and maintain daily time standards.
  • Demonstrated ability to follow established safety and quality procedures.
  • Be flexible to move from job to job to support the schedule.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED required.
  • Welding knowledge through experience or vocational school training.
  • Ability to pass a preliminary weld test and complete AWS D1.1 Code certification within 60 days after being placed in a welding position.
  • Able and willing to work Off Shift – 2nd shift.
  • Experience in welding, cutting, and/or fabrication of metal parts.
  • Proficiency in wire feed welding, MIG or TIG welding.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift work is from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM.
  • Opportunities for Welders are available in Birmingham, AL.
  • Starting pay is $24.62/hour with verifiable experience.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Birmingham, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Alabama, whose middle half runs $21–$33/hr across 66 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 47% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Birmingham, AL

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Birmingham, AL right now, from 11 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 105 other active welding openings from 78 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Birmingham, or widen the search to Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are ORION (4), Blue Origin (3), and Express Employment Professionals Defunct (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $48/hr, Birmingham at $25/hr, and Huntsville at $24/hr. Birmingham is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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